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ARCHAEOZOOLOGY OF SOUTHWEST ASIA AND ADJACENT AREAS

9th Meeting of ASWA - to honour the contribution of Hans-Peter Uerpmann and Francois Poplin
to the Archaeozoology of Southwest Asia

15-20 November 2008
Mercure Hotel, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates

organised by:
Marjan Mashkour (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle / CNRS, Paris, France) &
Mark Beech (Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Abu Dhabi, UAE)


ASWA 9 - PHOTO GALLERY
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Visiting the Umm an-Nar period tombs at Hili (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Visiting the Umm an-Nar period tombs at Hili (Photograph by Mark Beech)



From left to right: Canan Cakilar and Lubna Omar resting at Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



From left to right: Tariq Juma Al Baloshi and Mohammed Al Harmoudi from the Historic Environment Department, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Al Ain, visiting Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Visiting the Great Tomb at Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Carvings above and below one of the entrances into the Great Tomb at Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Examining one of the entrances into the Great Tomb at Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Photographing the famous two oryx and two men carving above one of the entrances into the Great Tomb at Hili Archaeological Park (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Wim van Neer and Veerle Linseele visiting the camel market at Mezyad (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Mohammed Al Zawahra (right) asking how much is the camel? (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Mohammed Al Zawahra (centre right) makes friends with the camel (Photograph by Mark Beech)



A camel surveys the ASWA delegates (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Justine Vorenger photographing the camels at the Mezyad camel market (Photograph by Mark Beech)


From left to right: Cecile and Francois Poplin, as well as Robin Bendrey, leaving the camel market at Mezyad (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Visiting the reconstructed Hafit-type tombs at Mezyad on the eastern slopes of Jebel Hafit (Photograph by Mark Beech)




From left to right: Emanuelle Vila and Jennifer Piro visiting the reconstructed Hafit-type tombs at Mezyad on the eastern slopes of Jebel Hafit (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Visiting the reconstructed Hafit-type tombs at Mezyad on the eastern slopes of Jebel Hafit (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Lilit Mirzoyan taking a rest on the eastern slopes of Jebel Hafit (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Visiting the reconstructed Hafit-type tombs at Mezyad on the eastern slopes of Jebel Hafit (Photograph by Mark Beech)



Hervé Monchot (foreground) visiting the edge of the desert in the southern part of the Al Madam Plain (Photograph by Mark Beech)



ASWA delegates watch the sunset at the edge of the desert in the southern part of the Al Madam Plain (Photograph by Mark Beech)



ASWA delegates watch the sunset at the edge of the desert in the southern part of the Al Madam Plain (Photograph by Mark Beech)


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